Method and system for audio imaging

Method for producing multi-dimensional sound to be heard by an aircraft crew member, the method comprising the procedures of:

• detecting a listening position of said aircraft crew member;
• selecting a spatial sound model according to said detected listening position and an indicated audio signal position;
• applying said selected spatial sound model to an audio signal, thereby producing a plurality of audio signals;
• and
• producing said multi-channel sound by a plurality of head-mounted sound reproducers, according to said audio signals.

System for producing multi-dimensional sound in an aircraft, the multi-dimensional sound being respective of at least one input signal received from at least one source and associated with a respective indicated input signal position, the system comprising:

• a memory unit, storing at least a plurality of spatial sound models;
• a processor, coupled with said memory unit and with said at least one source, said processor retrieving a selected one of said spatial sound models from said memory unit, according to said indicated input signal position, said processor applying said selected spatial sound model to an audio signal respective of said at least one input signal, thereby producing a plurality of audio channels;
• and
• a plurality of sound reproducers, coupled with said processor and located at substantially fixed positions within said aircraft, each said sound reproducers being associated with and producing sound according to a respective one of said audio channels.